2016 RAM 1500 forward collision avoidance problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2016 RAM 1500 — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The ABS system and cruise control are currently inoperative. The ABS module has been diagnosed as faulty, but the replacement part from Chrysler is on a year-long backorder”
filed Dec 11, 2025
“2016 Dodge Ram 1500 truck apparently this is a known issue and the module to fix the antilock brake is impossible to get. I have been researching this and I have thus far not only my year make and model truck but other Dodge trucks with the same failure and not able to get the module. The Dodge…”
filed Nov 16, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 1500 | 3 | 4% |
| 2025 1500 | 47 | 16% |
| 2024 1500 | 5 | 7% |
| 2023 1500 | 21 | 11% |
| 2022 1500 | 57 | 10% |
| 2021 1500 | 51 | 8% |
| 2020 1500 | 16 | 3% |
| 2019 1500 | 29 | 2% |
| 2018 1500 | 7 | 1% |
| 2017 1500 | 18 | 2% |
| 2015 1500 | 15 | 1% |
| 2014 1500 | 16 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 RAM 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.